Re: LZ: a link idea


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Re: LZ: a link idea



>The Timex DataLink wrist watch has a way of transfering data from the
>computer to the watch.  I believe that this method of data transfer would
>be possible for the 85.  The program for the watch flashes a series of
>barcodes on the monotor, the watch has a light sensitive "eye."  If the
>hardware experts on this list could make an "eye" attachment that would
>stick in the port of the calculator that would transform the light pulses
>into data for the calculator, then this might be possible.  Also, if
>someone could get their hands on the Timex program mentioned above, it
>shouldn't be to hard to manipulate for our purposes.
>
>This whole idea may be completely impractical, but if we're considering
>teleconf, this shouldn't be too hard.
>
>Zach Hughes (CyberTek Games)




The problem with this approach is that using the "eye" the chatters would
have to be in the same room, somehow with each calc "looking" at every
other.


BTW, one of my friends has the timex program...


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Marc Heikens
kheikens@3-cities.com


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